diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/ruby.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/ruby.lua
index 83fdd28e..344697b2 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/ruby.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/lang/ruby.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ if lazyvim_docs then
 end
 
 local lsp = vim.g.lazyvim_ruby_lsp or "ruby_lsp"
+if vim.fn.has("nvim-0.10") == 0 then
+  -- ruby_lsp does not work well with Neovim < 0.10
+  lsp = vim.g.lazyvim_ruby_lsp or "solarpath"
+end
 local formatter = vim.g.lazyvim_ruby_formatter or "rubocop"
 
 return {